Faith
Gesner became famous after his publication of Bibliotheca universalis. He received many offers of employment in the educational fields. One such offer came from the Fuggers of Augsburg, the richest family of Europe at the time. The Fuggers attached the condition of employment that he follow Catholicism. Gesner refused the offer since he was Protestant.
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Famous quotes containing the word faith:
“Teach me thy patience; still with thee
In closer, dearer company,
In work that keeps faith sweet and strong,
In trust that triumphs over wrong,”
—Washington Gladden (1836–1918)
“Perhaps nothing in all my business has helped me more than faith in my fellow man. From the very first I felt confident that I could trust the great, friendly public. So I told it quite simply what I thought, what I felt, what I was trying to do. And the response was quick, sure, and immediate.”
—Alice Foote MacDougall (1867–1945)
“That we have but little faith is not sad, but that we have little faithfulness. By faithfulness faith is earned.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)